Drumhead



Oct. 7 1924. 1,510,867

S. M. SILVERMAN DRUMHEAD Filed Dec. 3Q, 1922 JIM dz'fwrmam a vunnto'oPatented Oct. 7, 1924.

UNITED STATES SAMUEL M. SILVERMAN, 0F WILKES-BARBIE,

PATENT OFFICE.

PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO W. B.

BERTELS & SON 00., INQ, 0F WILKES-BARBIE, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OFPENNSYLVANIA.

DRUMHEAD.

Application filed December 30, 1922. Serial No. 609,921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL M. SILVER- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at VVilkes-Barre, in the county of Luzerne and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Drumhead, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention aims to provide a simple means whereby a closure may beheld securely in the head of a can or like receptacle, it beingimpossible to remove the closure without breaking a seal.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the inventionappertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that, with in the scope ofwhat is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionshown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in plan, a deviceconstructed in accordance with the invention; Figure 2 is a crosssection on the line 22 of Fig ure 1.

The numeral 1 marks the head of a can, the head including a body 2having an inwardly projecting flange 3 defining an opening in the head,the head being supplied with an outwardly projecting flange 4- having amarginal lip 5. A shoulder 6 is formed at the juncture between theflange 3 and the body 2.

The numeral 7 designates a closure including a base 8 and a rim 9, therim being provided with a head 10. The closure fits 7 closely within theflange 3 of the head 1', the bead 10 being received upon the shoulder 6.

The numeral 11 designates a projection or post having a reduced end 12extended through the base 8 of the closure 7, the projection or postpreferably being located at the center of the base and being heldthereon by riveting the end 12 on the base of the closure, as shown at14. The post 11 has a transverse opening 15. Arms 16 are connected attheir outer ends by pivot elements 17 to the body 2 of the head 1 of thecan for swinging movement in a direction at right angles to the axis ofthe can. At their inner ends, the arms 16 are supplied with openings 18adapted to receive the post 11. The arms 16 have convexed edges 19enabling the arms to fit up closely against the flange 4 of the head ofthe can when the arms are in inoperative position, as shown in dottedline in Figure 1, the arms then resting on the body 2 of the head 1. Thearms 16 are resilient so that they may be curved downwardly, as shown at20 in Figure 2, when the post 11 is received in the openings 18 whichare formed in the inner ends of the arms. When the arms 15 are mountedon the projection 11 as shown in solid line in Figures 1 and 2, a seal21 or other fastening means may be mounted in the opening 15 of the post11. Then, obviously the arms will be held upon the post, and the closure7 will be held on the head 1, the arms being secured to the part 2 ofthe head 1 by the pivot elements 17, and bein engaged with the bead 10of the closure 7, as shown in Figure 2.

lVhat is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described, a receptaclehead having an opening; a closure for the opening; a projection carriedby the closure; and arms pivoted at their outer ends to the head, thearms being supplied at their inner ends with openings for detachablyreceiving the projection.

2. In a device of the class described, a re ceptacle head comprising abody having a flange and provided with an opening; a closure for theopening; a projection on the clo sure; and arms pivoted at their outerends to the body, the arms being supplied at their inner ends withopenings for the reception of the projection, the arms being convexed tocooperate with the flange, when the arms'are disposed in inoperativeposition.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto atfixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL M. SILVERMAN.

IVitnesses J. M. CoUeHLIN, Gno. S. SoBEoK, Jr.

